Psalms/Scripture

CICW Global Psalm Gallery

A crowd-sourced collection of Psalm interpretations from worshiping communities across the spectrum of Christian traditions that premiered at the 2021 Calvin Symposium on Worship.

September 1, 2020 | 2 min read
Psalm 133: Miren qué bueno / Oh, Look and Wonder

This setting of Psalm 133 was submitted by Carlos Colón and was written by Pablo Sosa. It focuses on the unity when everyone dwells in harmony.

September 1, 2020 | 1 min read
3 Songs from the Book of Revelation / 3 Cantos del libro de Apocalipsis

Carlos Colón demonstrates and talks about three songs from the book of Revelation, as part of the series "Songs from the hymnal / Cantos del himnario Santo, Santo, Santo / Holy, Holy, Holy.'"

August 25, 2020 | 2 min video

Calvin Seerveld on The Passion and Poetry of the Psalms

A conference talk exploring psalms to sing in public worship that are most loved, most difficult, and most important for contemporary Christian life.

July 23, 2020 | 71 min listen
Pearl Shangkuan: Ten Favorite Choral Settings on Psalm 23

In observance of the Good Shepherd Sunday, the fourth Sunday of the Easter season, Pearl Shangkuan, director of choral activities at Calvin University, shares her ten favorite choral settings on Psalm 23.

April 20, 2020
Dennis R. Edwards on 1 Peter and Good Shepherd Sunday

For lectionary Year A, Good Shepherd Sunday, the fourth Sunday of Easter, includes a reading from 1 Peter. New Testament scholar Dennis R. Edwards explains why Peter’s first letter is especially relevant as people deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.

April 14, 2020 | 4 min read

Good Shepherd Sunday

Many Christian traditions mark the fourth Sunday of Easter as Good Shepherd Sunday, centering worship around the compelling image of Jesus Christ as our Good Shepherd as found in John 10, and complementing that with reading or singing Psalm 23 and other texts that unfold the beauty and power of this image.

April 13, 2020 | 1 min read
Michael Hawn: Ten Favorite Hymns on Psalm 23

In observance of the Good Shepherd Sunday, the fourth Sunday of the Easter season, Michael Hawn, professor emeritus of church music at Southern Methodist University, shares his ten favorite hymns on Psalm 23.

April 13, 2020
Festival of Psalms at Calvin University with Wendell Kimbrough

Wendell Kimbrough led a festival of psalms at the Calvin Symposium on Worship in January 2020.

April 9, 2020 | 4 min video

Mark L. MacDonald on Gospel-Based Discipleship and Indigenous Christians

Archbishop Mark L. MacDonald speaks and writes about gospel inculturation in Indigenous ministries, especially among First Nations Anglicans in Canada. Churches everywhere can learn from the Indigenous Gospel-Based Discipleship model for worship, governance, and community life.

March 24, 2020 | 4 min read